HD Picture Quality from Direct TV, etc.

[odin24]

Originally Posted by bageleaterkkjji

when you push info does it say 1080 or 720?

well let me tell you what i know from watching nfl i dont know about college though
nfl on cbs looks mint
sunday night football on nbc looks pretty good
nfl on fox looks like ass
cbs is filmed on a sony camera probably the best that money can buy so it could either be that the other stations use crappier cameras...or they might have a lower bitrate.. or could be a combination of both
alls i know is nfl on cbs is a beaut

CBS broadcasts in 1080i
NBC nowadays broadcasts in 720p, they used to do 1080i
Fox broadcasts in 720p

Green Bay Packers fan here, I usually watch their games on Fox (crappy 720p), but it surely was a treat watching them manhandle Peyton and the Colts on 1080i CBS this past Sunday.

...None of which compare to Blu

[JJBOOGIE]

i think i tend to notice the differences in HD quality pictures more during saturday college games...my guess is that with the larger number of total games, they probably have to pick and choose the camera technology they film with...i could be wrong - but it would make sense that i see very little difference in the NFL games (less total games to cover)

i'm definitely talking about what Vinnay writes - differences in HD quality - not huge but noticeable

[surfdude12]

yeah, take the best example: the presidential debates...same show on 3-4 HD channels.

ABC and NBC looked good, FOX didn't. I don't recall what CBS looked like.
I recall ABC's was much brighter, while FOX was dark/dull, it was as if I had changed my picture settings from vivid to movie

[JJBOOGIE]

ok - great example! so why is that? is it the cameras they use? the signal strength? i'm guessing camera filming choice?

[bageleaterkkjji]

Originally Posted by JJBOOGIE

ok - great example! so why is that? is it the cameras they use? the signal strength? i'm guessing camera filming choice?

signal strength has nothing to do with it it either skips or it comes in.

[bda4life]

Originally Posted by odin24

CBS broadcasts in 1080i
NBC nowadays broadcasts in 720p, they used to do 1080i
Fox broadcasts in 720p

Green Bay Packers fan here, I usually watch their games on Fox (crappy 720p), but it surely was a treat watching them manhandle Peyton and the Colts on 1080i CBS this past Sunday.

...None of which compare to Blu

That is not true (about NBC). They broadcast all of their programs in 1080i (if HD of course). I have Directv and have my receiver set to native. When I was watching part of the Sunday night game, the receiver reflected 1080i.

I personally believe that CBS' NFL games look best, but Fox is not that bad. Too bad we cannot get any games in 1080p.

[JJBOOGIE]

that would make sense - signal strength not having an impact...good point...

[bageleaterkkjji]

Originally Posted by JJBOOGIE

that would make sense - signal strength not having an impact...good point...

is this sarcastic or not lol im not sure

[JJBOOGIE]

sorry - i meant it seriously in that you either are getting a picture or not and signal strength does not have a bearing on picture quality that we speak of in this thread...

although obviously you could have picture issues of a different nature of course due to signal strength

that said - back to my question, is the general consensus that it's more likely to be the quality of camera the network is using for filming over anything else?

[bageleaterkkjji]

Originally Posted by JJBOOGIE

is the general consensus that it's more likely to be the quality of camera the network is using for filming over anything else?

thats what im going with for nfl games